diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c
index 3a944320e..b28e29f12 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ int spa_alsa_init(struct state *state, const struct spa_dict *info)
 	snd_config_update_free_global();
 
 	state->multi_rate = true;
-	state->htimestamp = true;
+	state->htimestamp = false;
 	for (i = 0; info && i < info->n_items; i++) {
 		const char *k = info->items[i].key;
 		const char *s = info->items[i].value;